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Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... American trypanosomiasis ... • Treatment: ... clinical evidence of cardiac ... #Disease #American
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Look for other signs ... chronic heart disease ... pulmonary edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Diagnosis Framework ... lack of acute cardiac ... disease • Normal ... Negative for ischemic changes ... CXR: • Pulmonary
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Chagas Disease - ... American Trypanosomiasis ... - Diagnosis and ... disease (American ... : inflammatory edema
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Chagas Disease ( ... American trypanosomiasis ... • Treatment: ... clinical evidence of cardiac ... #Disease #American
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... Inhibitors of Na+K+2Cl ... Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... • Bleeding • Cardiac ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
Obstructive lung disease ... the less severe diseased ... The following signs ... After treatment ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Americans (18-71 ... -60y (hormonal changes ... e.g. incidental CXR ... neuropathy or cardiac ... #Management #Signs
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... orthopnea, PND, LE edema ... and timing with Cardio-OB ... • Account for changes ... management #cardiology #treatment
Pulmonary Histoplasmosis
Quick Facts on Histoplasma capsulatum:
 • Dimorphic fungi, in yeast phase within the body
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Pulmonary Histoplasmosis ... common in North America ... , Sputum / BAL cx ... testing, Serology, PCR ... Treatment: •